Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a clammy manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a clammy manner.
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- adverb In a
clammy manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a clammy manner
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Examples
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The quilted padding beneath was soaked through with sweat, and clung to him clammily.
Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010
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Jerry, white and clammily sweating, knew that in a few more minutes he would have to dismount and run.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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His muscles were so rigid, his flesh so clammily cold, already the violet shadows of dissolution lay beneath his closed eyes.
"The Moon Woman" by Minna Irving, part 1 Johnny Pez 2010
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His muscles were so rigid, his flesh so clammily cold, already the violet shadows of dissolution lay beneath his closed eyes.
Archive 2010-04-01 Johnny Pez 2010
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If the organisers know how apt it is to be marking the anniversary of a death rather than a birth – unlike most of us, Larkin didn't start with the death-fear at 40; it clammily took hold of him when he was still in his 20s – they are not letting on.
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It is still in our room somewhere, and is bound to make himself clammily felt at some ungodly hour of the night.
The wildlife I keep under the bed Glenda Larke 2007
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It is still in our room somewhere, and is bound to make himself clammily felt at some ungodly hour of the night.
Archive 2007-11-01 Glenda Larke 2007
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The heat of the ride had gone, and I remember feeling my shirt hang clammily on my shoulders.
Prester John 2005
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The quilted padding beneath was soaked through with sweat, and clung to him clammily.
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But she could do little about her hair, which was sticking to her scalp, and even Jess about her soaked clothing, now adhering clammily to her skin.
Rome's Revenge Craven, Sara 2001
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